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Wow, so many posts... I thought I'd get like... 4.
Let me start by saying that I totally understand the position that a lot of you hold (as I expected) that because atheism is not a religion, it shouldn't have a symbol. "My atheism doesnt define me" sums it up pretty well, and naturally, Bill O Rights nailed it right the fuck on the nose (nice one Bill).
I understand these views, I do, but I feel like I need something else. Perhaps it is a sign of my own immaturity that I feel threatened/pressured at this time, but I feel the need to be more outspoken about my position. I get highly, highly offended when someone attempts to force their worldview on me, and I guess the idea of giving them some of thier own medicine appeals to me. Not necessarily because I wish to force my view as they would to me, which would be painfully hypocritical, because I definitely stand for religious freedom - what I'm standing up to is not religious people, but religious people infringing on the rights of non-religious/heteroreligious people. At least, thats what I think I think.
Does that seem childish to you? It seems childish when I write it. Hmmm.
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ignorance really is bliss.
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